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THE GRUESOME YEARS: RISE OF THE MUTANTS/IF WE HAD BRAINS... WE'D BE DANGEROUS |
ONE NATION UNDERGROUND |
OLD SCHOOL GHOULS |
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IT WON'T DIE |
THE GRUESOME YEARS: RISE OF THE MUTANTS/IF WE HAD BRAINS... WE'D BE DANGEROUS |
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ONE NATION UNDERGROUND |
OLD SCHOOL GHOULS |
ATTENTION DEFICIT READING:
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| BALL-BUSTER SAYS: | "Their music is more punk rock and schlock ... I highly recommend this CD!." |
| BEZERKER SAYS: | "Killer guitar riffs, smooth leads, and catchy sing along choruses." |
| HARDER BEAT SAYS: | "Good OLD fashioned shock rock and entertainment." |
| ILL LITERATURE SAYS: | "Brash, enigmatic, stripped-down rock recalling bands like the Ramones, Motorhead and Gwar." |
| METAL CURSE: | "An extremely energetic combination of punk and metal, with horror/sci-fi lyrics... (Impaler has) way cooler corpse paint that any black metal band." |
| METAL NIGHTMARE SAYS: | The Munsters meets the Misfits. |
| MONKEPEE SAYS: | "It's fun! It's real metal!" |
| S.O.D. SAYS: | "Heavy/Shock Rock Metal that is most infectious and catchy... a soundtrack for a Halloween night in Hell." |
| THE UNHOLY SAYS: | "A homage to monsters and macabre B-movies." |
| UNRESTRAINED SAYS: | "Groovy and a lot of punk, fourteen rock ditties for a good time." |
| WORD OF MOUTH SAYS: | "Impaler mashes the cheesy gore and graveyard-horror of classic slasher movies into musical format.." |
| ZEITGEIST SAYS: | "psychobilly metal thrash... Everyone should own at least one tribute to a masked Mexican wrestling superhero." |
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| EXTREME NOISE SAYS: | "Raw, sick sonic whirlwind of youthful energy and garage atmospherics, |
| UNRESTRAINED SAYS: | "Fuck Marilyn Manson." (and assuming this is an insult and not a come-on, I agree) |
| QUINTESSENCE SAYS: | Cult Classic 80's reissue. |
| TRANSCENDING THE MUNDANE SAYS: | "Straight ahead punk rock with hints of Kiss, Alice Cooper, Motorhead, Ramones, etc." |
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| THE CITY PAGES SAYS: | "These horror buffs' records can't possibly be as much fun as their grisly live shows." |
| EXTREME NOISE SAYS: | "Impaler are still disturbing priests and robbing graves in much the same style as they always were." |
| ILL LITERATURE SAYS: | "Decked out as zombies the band pummel their way through 15 songs." |
| METAL CORE SAYS: | "Like older Motorhead with a rawer sound and a bit more shouted vocals, sort of hardcore like at times. ." |
| PUNISHMENT SAYS: | "Combination of Ramones GG Allin, New Bomb Turks and Motörhead." |
| QUINTESSENCE SAYS: | "Impaler Still Retains It's Shock Factor." |
| RUE MORGUE SAYS: | "One Nation marks a return to the more heavy metal sound of earlier releases." |
| TARTAREAN DESIRE SAYS: | "Playful metal, intense thrashy riffing and a horror movie atmosphere enhanced with numerous spoken interludes... Root Of All Evil is clearly one of the most underrated metal labels in the world" |
| TRANSCENDING THE MUNDANE SAYS: | "Like AC/DC, Manowar, and Iron Maiden, Impaler have developed into an institution with trademark qualities fans have come to adore." |
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| METAL CRYPT SAYS: | "This rocks enough to be considered a road hazard - I'm pretty sure it's easy to greatly exceed the speed limit when blasting this in a car." |
| METAL RULES SAYS: | "I want some blood and guts! Impaler delivers with their latest release." |
| THE PULSE SAYS: | "These guys are the real thing, and would surely send today’s golf-course-haunting Alice Cooper shrieking for his mama... Impaler would %@!#ing eat Rob Zombie alive." |
| QUINTESSENCE METAL WEBZINE: | "A 40+ minute journey into the macabre with ghouls and ghastly horrors with their blood-curdling ideas" |
FULL REVIEWS:
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| When I first got this CD, I thought, cool, gorecore! Well, Impaler don't play gorecore, but have no fear, little ones, they do sing about zombies, grave-robbers from outer space, meat wagons, and all the creatures that inhabit the darkside, but their music is more punk rock and schlock rock than real metal. You might be thinking to yourself, "oh, fuck that!", but you'd be wrong! This is really fun shit! From the mailer that accompanied their collection of mail and bloodshed, they have recorded a lot of records, having been around the underground for quite a while. They also enjoy mimicing different styles. Their humorous look at destruction reminds me of a Los Angeles band I love called Rosemary's Billygoat, who also blast every moving thing on the planet, and do it onstage with fire. What a tour these two bands could have! Impaler's version of Wendy O' Williams' "Black Leather Monster" is very cool. I highly recommend this CD! |
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| I almost judged this band by their appearance when I received the CD. I'm glad I didn't. The appearance or should I say the image that this band portrays is that of the living dead, you know, zombies. I imagine these guys have a killer stage show and all they need now is Rob Zombie to complete their act. As for Impaler's sound, it has an 80-ish glam feel to it with whinny (Faster Pussycat) type vocals. I wouldn't 100% classify Impaler as a glam band because there is some heavy shit going on here, such as, killer guitar riffs, smooth leads, and catchy sing along choruses, but I would label Impaler as fun commercial rock with a gimmick. I think you get the picture. |
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| If you were to put all the cool horror movies and cool punk bands in a big mixing bowl, stir for five minutes, then add blood and a little wrestling for seasoning, bake for an hour--soon IMPALER would be crawling out of your oven! It's just that simple, nothing to figure out or understand here, just good OLD fashioned shock rock and entertainment. These gruesome tales of shock and horror are a 15 year tribute to themselves and all previous members of the band. There are some new songs, some remixes and a cool remake of the Plasmatics "Black Leather Monster". Other noteworthy tunes are "King Cadaver", "Grave Robbers from Outer Space" and the tribute to the masters called "Alice and Ozzy". The blistering remake of the song that started it all for the guys "Shock Rock 2000" is a statement that Impaler is going nowhere. Just one look at the cover of this bad baby, and you'll want to buy it. Impaler fans will be thrilled; and all non-fans will be disgusted -- ah, another day's work for Bill and the boys. The band consists of Bill Lindsey (screams), Brad Johnson (sharpened axe), Erik Allyn (bass abuse) and Ron Barna (drum molestation). The horrifying future of these guys looks open and always creative, and for the 15 year nightmare they have shared with the public, they deserve a knife in the back... or should I say a pat on the back! |
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| Fifteen years and Impaler are still at it with a brand new full-length release. Elaborately adding to the packaging of this disc are the great photos of the band in their zombie-esque personas. This horror element has definitely been Impaler's schtick since the beginning but it's very effective on their latest release. Distancing themselves from their metal beginnings, the band has shifted in more of a punk rock direction simplifying it some but ultimately making it much more effective. Don't get the wrong impression because this ain't no trendy punk thang, instead Impaler go to the origins of brash, enigmatic, stripped-down rock recalling bands like the Ramones, Motorhead and Gwar. As a bonus the disc includes a four extra tracks culled from earlier demo recordings (two of which were previously unreleased) so it's a pretty good deal and the best thing the band has done since their early cult classics "Rise of the Mutants" and "If We Had Brains..." -Marco Barbieri |
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| They start this off with an EVIL DEAD sample, have way cooler corpse paint that any black metal band (their zombie singer, Bill, has a few huge sutures holding together his ripped-in-half face, for example), and play an extremely energetic combination of punk and metal, with horror/sci-fi lyrics, sort of like the new MISFITS, with a little Rob Zombie (Like in the song "Meatwagon"). Plus one of their songs is a sort of tribute to Black Sabbath and Alice Cooper, and they do a Plasmatics cover ("Black Leather Monster"). And, yeah, this is the same IMPALER that had a couple releases on Combat way back when dinosaurs ruled the earth. There are maybe a few seconds on this that aren't perfect, but it's pretty damn close.. |
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| Maybe you didn't know this, but there was a punk rock band that lived upstairs in The Munster's attic. And if there really wasn't, there should have been. Either way, that band would have been called Impaler. They're sort of a horror-rock band that's mostly on the punk end of things. Kind of like old MISFITS. In fact, the songs are all in that same kind of camp vein, and are more funny than they are sick. Definitely something to play when you're in the mood for a good time. |
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| Back once again, the bastard sons of "shock rock" bring us "It Won't
Die". These guys have been around for about 10 years now with their "controversial
shock rock" image. Well, their "controversial happenings" are paled in
comparison to the actual happenings in this day and age of band members
being arrested for murders, church burnings, etc. But this doesn't stop
IMPALER. They are still doing things like they did in the 80's. And I must
say, though it's cheesy at times, it's what makes these guys an above par
act and "It Won't Die" a good record. It's fun! It's real metal! It also
includes bonus tracks that were previously unreleased.
Recommended Trax: "It Won't Die", "King Cadaver", "Shock Rock 2000" |
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| Over 15 years ago Shock/Gore Metal masters extroaordinare, Impaler, garnered worldwide attention with the release of "Rise of the Mutants" and the unleashing of a live show which featured impalings, eviscerations, beheadings and piles of gore and guts hurled into the audience. Banned by major record chains and vilified by the PMRC, Impaler nonetheless released one more album, "If We Had Brains... We'd Be Dangerous, before beginning a self-enforced silence of over a decade. Well, the corpses have risen from their graves - AND THEY'RE PISSED!!! It Won't Die features 10 all new, soon to be classic, Impaler tracks filled with horrific imagery tempered with just enough tongue in cheek humor to bring a smile to the face of the most rotted corpse. Musically, Impaler play a mid-paced variety of Heavy/Shock Rock Metal that is most infectious and catchy, but the real fun of It Won't Die is feeding on the sheer joy that these satanic grave robbers display while creating a soundtrack for a Halloween night in Hell. Special monster make up effects by Mark Lopez which are displayed in abundance on the CD packaging put him instantly in a league with Tom Savini. A labor of great love by all involved, It Won't Die is one of the most enjoyable and authentic metal releases of the year. |
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| Impaler, the damaged brainchild of Bill Lindsey, continue the legacy that began with Rise of the Mutants 15 years ago. Filling their 5th recording and infamous love show with a homage to monsters and macabre B-movies. Memorable moments include King Cadaver, Viva Santo, Alice & Ozzy, Shock Rock, and the Plasmatic's Black Leather Monster. -Gery Nible |
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| When you look at this CD you get the feeling that you're going to get a dose of reckless horror death/groove/grind. When you see the band name you're thinking pseudo, trying to be elite and oh so true black metal. But when you listen to it, you knew it was coming. The music on this is pure horror rock. Groovy and a lot of punk, fourteen rock ditties for a good time. You then think Misfits but Impaler are more tame and not as bestial. Kind of reminds me of that St. Madness band, though. |
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| Drawing influence from the Misfits, The Plasmatics, Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, Motörhead, and other extreme rock bands (maybe a shade of WASP or Venom?), Impaler mashes the cheesy gore and graveyard-horror of classic slasher movies into musical format. The production is bright yet heavy, perfect for the band's almost campy horror vibe. Opener "Goblin Queen", "Grave Robbers from Outer Space", and "King Cadaver" highlight the album. Although it delivers consistently throughout. Plenty of singalong choruses and guitar solos make this material easy to imagine as very effective in a live environment. Like any band with a 15-year career, Impaler knows its origins, as proven by "Alice & Ozzy" and a cover of the Plasmatics "Black Leather Monster." My only complaint to register is that I might have liked the songs to be faster in general. As a bonus, four rare Impaler tracks (dating from 1988 to 1997) are tacked on to the end, a little looser than the album itself, but nevertheless appealing (I would imagine) to longtime fans of the band. As my first full-length exposure to Impaler, I'm glad to have heard it, really, because these guys have great fuckin' costumes. Worth hearing to any Misfits fan, I promise. |
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| An absolute hoot! As if the titles weren't enough for a clue, Impaler rattle through 14 tracks in 40 minutes! No widdly widdly guitar solos here, and I fear we'll have to wait awhile for their Jazz Odyssey. Impaler have been around for 15 years now, so they know how to rattle through a 3 minute psychobilly metal thrash. If you liked early Misfits you'll know what I'm talking about, but at least this has a decent production. And everyone should own at least one tribute to a masked Mexican wrestling superhero. Not forgetting a heartfelt paean to the twin metallic pantomime dames, Ozzy Osbourne and Alice Cooper. This is a rollicking good romp for anyone into the more humorous aspects of our beloved metal (Marilyn Manson fans need not apply). I would urge you to send your spare zombie flesh eaters to Impaler. |
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| Impaler, in case you dont remember, were a horror-punk/shock-rock troupe who were given an enormous boost when Tipper Gore held them up as an example of all that was revolting about rock music. This CD collects together the Rise of the Mutants EP and the album If We Had Brains Wed Be Dangerous, both originally released on Combat back in the mid-Eighties. The EP is a raw, sick sonic whirlwind of youthful energy and garage atmospherics, mixing the Ramones and Misfits with a little early Venom and Motorhead. The production is very rough, but it undoubtedly suits clattering B-movie anthems like the self-explanatory Shock Rock. [The full-length is a lot clearer sounding, and easier to slot into the mid-Eighties crossover scene. Its still a charmingly naive slice of punk-metal, but with longer, better-structured songs and (gasp) acoustic intros the band were obviously keen to progress beyond the EPs gritty limitations. However, it was still a little sloppy, and seems quite aimless and drawn-out in places. Some great songs though, like the thrashy ˜Speed Thrills and the ambitious ˜Wasteland." |
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| Sixteen illustrious years of playing with blood, having little if any regard for society and just rocking their fucking socks off seems to have been the guidelines for Impaler. The band, a freakish hard rock/punk outfit that fueled their music with shocking images, disturbing subject matter and just overall weirdness, owe a lot to Alice Cooper, Kiss, and The Misfits for their behavior and presence. Granted, their own additions of ghoulish antics to the pot makes Impaler a worthy interest for those who like "shock" with their rock. This release (a good catalogue of their past work) features their two discs (on 1 CD); 'If We Had a Brain...We'd Be Dangerous' and Rise of the Mutants,' as well as bonus demo tracks from 1987. Fuck Marilyn Manson! Impaler has, and always will be, way ahead of that Cretan. - A. Bromley |
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| Of all the cult classics of the 80's, Root Of All Evil has done it! "The Gruesome Years" is a remastered reissue of "Rise Of The Mutants" and "If We Had Brains....We'd Be Dangerous!". It doesn't stop there however; 4 bonus tracks are also included when they were just starting out as the band Wake Up Screaming and it's all '87 demo material. This shows you where the "Horror Metal" show started and continued on to make some great music. I have these on cassette only originally and damn it, it was about time some label recognized the importance of this band and put these on CD! Bravo ROAE! |
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| Here is the reissue of punk shock metal legends Impaler’s debut full length. If We Had Brains We’d Be Dangerous, and the Rise Of The Mutants EP. As a bonus you also get four unreleased tracks recorded before Wake Up Screaming. The music is nothing special, straight ahead punk rock with hints of Kiss, Alice Cooper, Motorhead, Ramones, etc. For Impaler, the image is half the appeal. Through out their lengthy career (theses albums originally appeared in the mid eighties) they have maintained their clothing and make up, thus the shock rock tag. Some people consider these albums underground classics and I’m sure there are people happy to see these two finally released on CD. Look for a new album, One Nation Under Ground, to appear soon. |
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| These horror buffs' records can't possibly be as much fun as their grisly live shows - not only can't you see their makeup, but there's no chance Bill Lindsey will leap out of the audience and splatter you sith stage blood and rubber guts. But the stage show is only half their gimmick. Can you go wrong with titles like Girl of My Screams" or "No Pulse, No Breath"? Not the way Lindsey growls them. Is the secret that they never let their sense of humor trip up their swift, pared-down punk-metal, or vice versa? |
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| Fast-forward to the present day, and Impaler are still disturbing priests and robbing graves in much the same style as they always were. Nothing has changed from the old days, though this actually seems more self-assured than ever, and the clear-but-dirty production suits the music perfectly. Impaler know their strengths by now and play to them throughout, stitching Kiss, Ramones, Misfits, Venom and Motorhead together yet again to create Impalers ultimate rock n roll zombie. Obnoxious, catchy choruses propel the momentum of such raucous rockers as ˜I Walk Again, Scream Machine and Beautiful Monstrosity, while the band cover Coops Teenage Frankenstein and re-record ˜Heavens Force from their debut EP, breathing new life into its decomposing carcass. It sounds oddly contemporary for such an unashamedly old-school racket, the result both of the beefy production and the recent revival of old-school rock n roll racket making, which should ensure that Impaler's time, at last, is now. |
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| There is no keeping Bill Lindsey and his longtime band down. Since 1984 Impaler have been churning out sick little ditties about all things vile and One Nation Under Ground is just another in a long line of releases. Sticking to the Impaler sound of the nineties the quartet have a more punk/rock approach that is easier digestible than some of their thrashier work from the '80's. While personally I like the more aggressive attack of early efforts like If We Had Brains We'd Be Dangerous I've always had a soft spot for the band, their music and their artistic vision. Decked out as zombies the band( now with new drummer Tom Croxton) pummel their way through 15 songs (including a cover of Alice Cooper's "Teenage Frankenstein," as well as a couple oldies reworked "Heaven's Force" and "Call of the Wild") to make for another fine showing. Utilizing film samples as segues into many of the tracks the band will appeal to fans of more upbeat edgy rockers like the aforementioned Cooper, The Misfits or The Ramones. -Marco Barbieri |
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| This band has been around as long as Metal Core zine and here serve up a new platter of Motorhead like metal that sounded pretty good to these ears. The music is down and dirty. This is like older Motorhead with a rawer sound and a bit more shouted vocals, sort of hardcore like at times. This is definitely one of the band's better releases and I' am glad they still can churn it out after all this time. |
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| Seems like Impaler's really productive all of a sudden. Between the last two albums there was a gap of something like ten years and now we have a new album only a little over a year after the last one. Personally I'm still a little disappointed about the fact that Impaler isn't the raw metal band I thought they were (see review in the last album for more info) but I can still enjoy this combination of Ramones GG Allin, New Bomb Turks and Motörhead. Nothing lasting but still fairly enjoyable for what it is, party-music! Great horror image by the way. - Gustafson |
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| "One Nation Underground" is actually better than one would think considering there's only one original member left-Bill Lindsey on vocals! The 15 track release still retains it's shock factor and kind of reminds me of Motorhead in their early years with added catchy soloing and great solos. This CD also has extra goodies with redone versions of "Heaven's Force" and "Call of the Wild" to go along with a cover of Alice Cooper's "Teenage Frankenstein". Impaler is just one of those bands in a list of a few that stay consistent since the break of the 80's Metal heyday but doesn't mean the music is dead! Actually more nowadays, it's making a huge comeback since to me, the music is still more original and alot of bands back then had their on identity compared to this new era of whatever "nu-metal" bands try to do since it seems they are afraid to do guitar solos for one and plenty of them sound alike--there's no distinction without some sort of solo or style only vocals on some. People just need to wake up! |
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| Originally incarnated in the early eighties, but going their strongest on this side of the mid-ninties, Impaler prove they still have what it takes when it comes to dishing out the blood-soaked goods of punk rock n' roll. One Nation marks a return to the more heavy metal sound of earlier releases, a little less stooges than It Won't Die. As far as the gore/B-film lyrics go, this one covers all the bases: Revenge of the Lizard Man, I Walk Again, Under the Dirt - you get the picture. One of the standouts on this disc is a cover of Alice Cooper's 80's metal hit Teenage Frankenstein, a rendition that actually lends some respectability to Alice's Constrictor album. It seems like these guys pay respect to The Coop a lot, and it's no wonder. If there's a punk rock movement in shock rock, Impaler are the undisputed heavy weight champions. |
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| Impaler has been around on the American metal scene way back since
1984 but they have still a lot to give. Raised on horror movies and Alice
Cooper's shock rock this is a band that keeps the tradition of scary metal
alive. Marilyn Manson might not be terribly impressed with the band but
they do make music worth listening too which is not always the case with
Manson. Root Of All Evil is clearly one of the most underrated metal
labels in the world because they do have lots of quality releases behind
them and this is just one good album among others. Impaler has a sound
not very far from Deceased, another fine American band on the Relapse label
who mixes old-school thrash/heavy metal with punk rock. This is yet another
album that deserves a better production though since the overall sound
is a little thin. The music itself is very nice though with lots of playful
metal, intense thrashy riffing and a horror movie atmosphere enhanced with
numerous spoken interludes. This is definitely pure metal - tight, heavy
and hard rocking. Perhaps this is nothing new that we haven't heart before
but Impaler
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| Shock rock veterans Impaled (webmaster's note... they did actually print "Impaled" there... the curse of Impaler strikes again.) are back with fifteen tracks of horror metal. The band maintains the same punk metal sound that made the eighties albums like Rise of the Mutants and If We Had Brains We'd Be Dangerous such classics. One Nation Under Ground offers no surprises but those who enjoy their fun loving metal will not be disappointed. Various samples introduce most of the tracks like "Dead as a Doornail," "No Pulse No Breath," "Mad Caps and Lunatics," and "Scream Machine" rank among their best songs to date. Long time fans will recognize re-recordings of "Heaven's Force" and "Call of the Wild," as well as Alice Cooper's "Teenage Frankenstein." Like AC/DC, Manowar, and Iron Maiden, Impaler have developed into an institution with trademark qualities fans have come to adore. Another classic cover reminiscent of Re-Animator, with front man Bill Lindsey's head in a square container. |
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| The first -and only- time I had heard of Impaler before was in a review
that simply said that the band sucked (and, since then, I've come to the
conclusion that the reviewer in question has completely lost it anyway...)
Based on the band's name, I assumed it was probably just one of those "gore
death metal" bands and was more than happy to ignore it. Fast forward a
couple of years when I ran into the label's owner at Classic Metal Fest,
who told me that Impaler was in fact a kind of "horror metal" in the vein
of Alice Cooper. AH! Sounds interesting, and it is...
Impaler follow in the same steps as Alice Cooper and his "shock rock" thematic, albeit in a more light-hearted, crazier and humourous fashion. The album opens up on a track that sounds like it came from an horror movie and then it's non-stop rock 'n' roll for nearly 38 minutes, ending on a reprise of the opening track. Imagine horror lyrics with music that borrows from both the mighty Motörhead and the Alice Cooper-style heavy rock/metal, plus a bit of punk overtones, and that gives an idea of what to expect from Impaler (at least on this album-I'm not familiar with the rest of their catalogue.) The vocals are much more Alice-inspired than the music and the clean-yet-raw style fits the music and the horror theme very well. There's a couple of covers on the album, "Dead Babies" by Alice Cooper and "Psycho Therapy" by The Ramones, both scattered in the track listing without breaking the mood of the album (i.e. they're not stuck at the end of the album.) There's a CD-ROM video track for the song "Decayed" and, I'll be damned, it doesn't come to annoy you when you want to listen to the CD on a computer. I wish all CDs with a video track would behave that way when played in a computer. Ladies and gentlemen, I have a dream! Overall this is a solid album from a band that sounds like it is in it simply to have a good time, not to take themselves too seriously - and the end result is that you also end up having a good time. After all, not everything is about technical prowess (otherwise we'd be stuck with a bunch of Dream Theater wannabes - but I digress...) This rocks enough to be considered a road hazard - I'm pretty sure it's easy to greatly exceed the speed limit when blasting this in a car. Recommended (the album, not the driving! :)) |
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| After revelling in the atmosphere of the Christmas season when everything
is happy and cheerful, its time to get back to the real world. What better
band to usher in the New Year than Impaler! I have had my fill of happiness
and all that crap. Now I want some blood and guts! Impaler delivers with
their latest release OLD SCHOOL GHOULS. The disc contains 13 songs (4 of
which were previously heard on THE MUTANTS RISE AGAIN ltd. ed. Vinyl) and
a video for “Decayed”.
Impaler is a band that is best experienced live. Their show looks like
a classic slasher movie and they do their best to bring that same atmosphere
to their albums. The CD opens with an intro of a child reciting a rather
morbid nursery rhyme about dying, hearses, worms and puss. What a way to
create an atmosphere. Impaler do it like no one else. “Legend of the 13
Graves” deals with a 1963 killing spree. After a killer was sent to jail
the mysteriously disappeared the next day. They exact their revenge as
it is said that the ghost came back and took their killer away. A great
story and exactly what I expect from Impaler. “Dead Tired” is just a straight
ahead punk infused metal track about what else.. cemeteries sand dead bodies!
One of the carry over tracks from THE MUTANTS RISE AGAIN is
Impaler are metal in one of its rawest forms. They are a child of the early 80s when metal was being bred with punk to help reinvent the genre. Horror has been a part of metal since the days of Alice Cooper and Impaler keep that spirit alive both on their CDs and in the amazing live shows. OLD SCHOOL GHOULS carries on the Impaler tradition because in the words of legendary frontman Bill Lindsey “Impaler Won’t Die! |
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| Take away the death makeup, the mind-boggling volume, the over-the-top theatrics, and whattya got left of local death rock legends Impaler? A whole album’s worth of really kick-ass songs, that’s what. Kicking off with the spine-tingling kinder-poem “The Worms,” (“The worms crawl in/The worms crawl out/The worms play pinochle on your snout...) Old School Ghouls draws a line in the (bloody) sand that no young, snot-nosed, ‘burb-dwelling would-be metal-head will EVER cross. These guys are the real thing, and would surely send today’s golf-course-haunting Alice Cooper shrieking for his mama post-haste. Which is funny, since Bill Lindsey & Co. pay homage to the former Master Of Shock here with a (bloody) cover of his ’70s classic, “Dead Babies.” The creepy quartet also send shouts out one of their other important influences, those horror-movie-addicted punk godfathers, The Ramones, on “Psychotherapy.” Originals like “Mutated Genetic Monster” and “Superhuman” would, (bloody) hands-down, kick the living %@!# out of anything corporate ringers like Powerman 5000 or even big bro Rob Zombie have done in ages. As a matter of fact, I’d be willing to bet that, on a small stage, with limited effects, Impaler would %@!#ing eat Rob Zombie alive. And I’ll stand by those words to my (mwuah-ha-ha-haaaa!!) GRAVE!! - Tom Hallet |
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| One of the earliest Metal bands in the "Shock-Rock" genre still wreaking havoc in the world of the unsuspecting music public. Impaler prepares more incantations with this new release that has some extra treats on it like a couple cover tunes, "Psycho Therapy" and Alice Cooper's "Dead Babies" as well as a whle new rendition of an old track of theirs, "Superhuman" coming off the long out-of-print "Wake Up Screaming" release. The CD is a 40+ minute journey into the macabre with ghouls and ghastly horrors with their blood-curdling ideas; it's all for fun of course. There's also a CD-Rom video for the track "Decayed" for your viewing pleasure. A must for Impaler fans and anyone into the old school with an undying passion for the morbid. |